Journey to the Moroccan Empire
Journey to the Moroccan Empire
Wanders of Word or Potocki in Translation
Author(s): Agnieszka Pałka-LasekSubject(s): Anthropology, Social Sciences, Language and Literature Studies, Customs / Folklore, Theoretical Linguistics, Pragmatics, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Culture and social structure , Translation Studies
Published by: Krakowskie Towarzystwo Popularyzowania Wiedzy o Komunikacji Językowej Tertium
Keywords: Jan Potocki; Voyage dans l’Empire de Maroc; translation techniques;
Summary/Abstract: Jan Potocki – Polish traveller, geographer, ethnographer and writer, mostly known as the author of The Manuscript Found in Saragossa, embarked on a journey around Morocco in 1791. In 1792, the memoirs from the journey entitled ‘Voyage dans l’Empire de Maroc, fait en l’année 1791. Suivi du Voyage de Hafez, récit oriental’ were released, the Polish translation of which was published in the collective work of Leszek Kukulski entitled ‘Journeys’ in 1959. And in 2014, the Arabic translation of ʿAbd Allāh Bāʻalī entitled ‘ Yān Būtūtskī. Jan Potocki. Riḥla fī Imbirāṭūriyyat al-Maġrib tammat hilāla sanat 1791’ appeared under the imprint of a Moroccan publisher. The article depicts the circumstances in which the travel diaries were created and presents translations of the work into Polish and Arabic. From a comparative perspective, the translation techniques and strategies in selected semantic categories are demonstrated – such as toponyms, anthroponyms, titles, names of professions – and the article focuses on the problem of overcoming cultural barriers.
Journal: Półrocznik Językoznawczy Tertium
- Issue Year: 6/2021
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 32-49
- Page Count: 18
- Language: English